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General |
: Emergency. , buses, jvere a ;big
success in®Sj;dney. yesterday.;. .
No trams or troily busesin, Syd
ney yesterday! ' ^ 4 /
: About] 4po butchers .were de
livering in Sydney.,,/ ]
, Austral/a, will' try. to' .get more
tin plate from oversea^.. . -.
?' There .were.no country steam
passenger trains yesterday. .. . .
The State is ofiering £200 prizes
for essays on the wool industry. .
in Sydney yesterday, spare
buses' were used to replace trams.
State Labor Caucus -will discuss
the abolition of live-hare cours
ing. |
SJV., Victoria, and, tl.S.W. f aces'
the- second week -under- . coal
rationing. . ? '.y . 2ri ?/ ?
Fifteen Australians, ydll benefit
frpip j* ?ini^er,'s] |2,eo,oqp7^'state in
.England. ',
' Sydney gas companies . hoped to
provide'. i$asbtifil)Je supplies. , to, -
day. , ;]':A ?
'Barbed] -.wire is - to he/ released
to ^arn^erjS pped(ng urgent fence
.r.epairs. ]'.,.' ' ;
?' '4] - Slhgappre , message says
anpther. pliintatipn manager ; has
]been-mtSyefe^.; !'': ]; '?.'.;.'1-
] ; lt is proposed ] 'that Sydney
supplant; ,Canbe,rra as ..a ] price
bprrtrpl;-?en^;'r] ;]v]; J.;-]
JViin'ers. ,miiy 'do ;' work ? 'every
sepqn^/Efaturday ] till] liCmas to in-i
:creas,etprpducuon.:-. ; . ,
^he^Satiow'^o-pperrtive Co.
desires to', purchase frontage
blocks on . cpuncil prope'rty in
South Gurida]gai, aiid the council
is, to Invite]; .the . company , to a
conference to. discuss the matter.
A decrease in production and
heavily Increased costs would re
sult from. Nationalisation of coal,
the sectetar'y of Northern collier
ies Ltd., Mr. H.- Gregory Forster, I
1 said. ? ?-.,? :: ? I
In Sydney the Chief Fire Offi
cer urged the forming of emer
gency fire
Eggs ' are down today to 2/10,
2/7, and 2/45, accordingly for
the three grades. . .
Sydney milk suppliers were ask
ed: not to strike tomorrow,, and
thiii' cut off city supplies.
? sir.: Graham will put a new
wheat stabilisation plan before a
conference in Canberra. J
-Under the proposed, wheat
nereement, G/3 per bUshel Is fav-'
oredi as the first payment. ?
'There, are to be efforts to get
[from abroad more rubber, tex
tiles, dies, crockery, and paper. ,
It is expected that when the
; Federal Cabinet meets - tomor
row there will be a crisis on coalJ
The A.C.T.U. is to apply for an
increase in wages of 34/ a week
on whatever basic wage is ruling.
.The Federal Government is
considering plans to speed -^ip
works In the Northern Territory.
Dr. Evatt: 'Despite the diffi
culties and setbacks, Australia's
economic position is the soundest
in the world.'
Sydney Town Hall was packed
yesterday, for the Orangemen's
commemoration of the Battle of
the Boyne.
Yesterday evening there was
another death, In JSydney,' from
gas mix-up. An elderly man at
Petersham was overcome. ,
The Victoriah . Government
asks if the restrictions there can
be' reduced to the same . as in
NJS.W. ?
Dr. Evatt, in Melbourne: 'There
is no reason why a greater and
more powerful British - Empire
should arise.'
Charles Bourgeos, 85, a care
taker, was burned to death in a
shack at St. Peters on Satur
day morning.
The Chief Secretary, Mr. J '
M. Baddeley, has forbidden the]
film 'Brighton Rock' to be shown
in New South Wales.
Acting Divisional Engineer for|
the -Main Roads Department, Mr.|
k. Jordan, -paid -visit ta Gun
dagai Shire meeting. ' ' '
: ' The Federal Government Is
considering steps to speed 'up its
works programme In the North
ern Territory. ? ? ?
? ?:' More sleepers plafcedi on railway I
tracks ' to -wreck trains! What!
minds that thought to: put themi
there! ? ? ? ? ? - .
?' ? During the late war Orange put
up: :a hundred: homes'. More are I
urgently needed today, particu-l
larly for-, ex-servipemen,, 7/ , |
: Poor old; Postal; Departments j
It is all behind, this year,; after I
piling up annual surpluses , of j
.£3,000,000 for years. . . '
, - - At ^t. Peters thifef' had put .an '
explpsive charge, Into a. safe,'
)rea^it'- to. f lie ] it, . bu^iWere] dis- '
turbeel by. a caretaker aniinade
off, . ' . . . ;.':i
, The leaking, . Krckeal, was . sunk
off Flinders Island!.'yesterday, .hi
five fathoms of w^te'r. ]rae crew
of' five: and the three passengers,
were taklen off. _ !
M.L.A. for
Young. -said the Btate'.'Gbvernr'.,
ment had no intention. at pre
sent of taking aver country school
bus services. _ ' ? .-'
.. N.S.W. .property holders may
have, .to , pay.' higher rates next
year,. owing to the wage.rises, for
council employees and the higher
cost of materials. ~ , |
... Municipal .and .shi^e councils
are protesting ;to their local State
members against the. banning of
radiators . in shojw, : offices and'
domestic dwellings. . ! . 1
An increase was made in Vic
toria's . coal' allocation provided
thp . rationing was put on the
same basis as N.S.W. for gas and
electricity restrictions. . 1
Junee Municipal and illabo
Shire ]councils are encouraged by
the jiiiif e branch of the Graziers' j
Association to , establish an Old
Men's' -Home, in Jrunee. ' |
If the situation arising from
the Russian .blockade ; of Berlin |
deteriorates; the Acting Prime
Minister,! Dr. Evatt, will probably
?summon cabinet to consider it. j
Yesterday : a large lorry over
tuftted' seven miles 'from Liver
pool,: and, .five hours later, -burst'
into flame! 'Damages were £2500.
A man was arrested, charged with
driving it without a license. .; ,
'? Wjiichombe Carson Ltd. . re
port that' 'demand for sheepskins
was again irregular, at -last 'week's '
Sy^dney sales, prices1 generally
showing .further decline of id
to 5d]i)er. lb. '. , |
. At ' ;Iiianly' police ;aVrested , a
man, at 'pimpbint, alleged to be
wanted fot-a robbery, of ] S900 from
a safe at ' a Sydney: cycle shop.
He was- fn possession' of a pistol
and some gelignite.
The New South ]yVales Chief
Secretary's Department last bun
ried a-fllm; in. 1934., It. was. the
Australian bushranger film
'When' the Kellys. liodo.' The
bt^n was lifted recently, [
Gundagal Shire Council de
cided to claim re-classification of
certain roads In the shire as main
roads, and to make particulars of
the case available when two offi- 1
cers visit Gundagal on August
25. . ? ; j
: ] A pruning and grafting demoh- J
stration, organised by the Brib
barce branch of the Agricultural.
Bureau, was held at Mr. T. H.
Peel's, . . 'Moonabba,' Tuesday
afternoon; conducted by Mr. S. A.
Thorneli, fruit inspector, of
.Young. ' 1
The N.R.M.A. reports that all
accommodation for the Royal
National Exhibition periods at
Brisbane is booked out. It would
be unwise to visit Brisbane be
tween August 1 and 21 unless aj
definite reservation has already
been made. I
The Gundagal Shire , , Council
should dispense with the use of
horses for sanitary and .garbage
work, said Cr. H. P. Carberry. A
motor lorry would prove to be
more efficient and woui'd enable
the services to be carried out in
a. much shorter time.
lyi. F. Druce, of Balgownle.
wrote to tlie 'S.M.H.': 'Could not
the £7000 which was found In the
dead letter, office , be given to the
hospitals, if the owner Is not
found?.,Lots of people who, find
money give' it to charity; pould
not the Government do the
same.'
Lithgow ^entists were earning
big money a speaker told a meet
ing of the Lithgow , A -LP. He
urged the branch .to strive for the
establishment of , a dental clinic
in Lithgow along the lines of
Broken Hill, where, he said, read
ing from a report, the highest
priced dentures were only £3 (and'
£22 in Lithgow),. whilst the lowest
priced set could be obtained for
15/. This set up operated from
3d per week per work contri
butions subsidised by the em
ployers.
Overseas
The United Nations Economic
Commission for Asia and the Far
East will me^t in Australia in
November. : ? . ? ?
Plans are. being 'developed in
U.S. on the: physical characterise
tics of wool. .- ? . .
A -tmttalion'-' of' -Australian
troops, in Japan may be .brouEht
back Id' !A\istralia,: and' paraded
in evTO (capital fclty, M'-i
In London this week 3 00 . Angli-
can Bishops will discuss ihe union
of -thej Church, pf England and the
Roman Catholic* 'church. jl
?' ;Hd{iW fM -an extension of the
truce in Palestine were -held.
ViBritain is retaining: the emi
bargo on shipments- of arms to
Palestine. :
/:'ike.' .definitely refused to stand
for; the. U.s!] presidency as a.Re^'
PUbUcanjv' arid -thus - /improves
President] Truman's chance.' . . J
'.'Chif'' lunched with ' the King
and CJueeii at Buckingham. Pal
ace. . , . . ].'. :
^Fension has again risen in
Berlin.
'It is. proposed .to ] rempye: .the
wpme^and criiidren from Beriin
fbr'safety.' ? ...
Russia, closed the canal leading
to ] the British zone into Berlin!
Heavy firing started on Jeru
saiem.rbn: Friday, aft'ernpon, .but
there. , was no battle In, the city I
between Jews and Arabs. . _ ! ; I
? ?A tl.'S. plane taking- food, ttii!
Berlin .crashed, and the crew of j
'three , was killed. :? . .
'ii. spokesman . for the South
African coal trade saicl.t^iat Aus- ;
tralia's requests for shipments of
?cpal would be. refus.ed. 'Labor
difficulties in. Australia do not
justify the diverslph, there of coali
from regular export ' customers,'..
he said. . |
The' Allies may risk war to get'
food through to Berlin. J
Allied planes still continue to
fly supplies into Berlin. . I
A united government in Korea;
is suggested. . ; I
Mr. Chlfley: ''The Western
Powers must hang on to 'Berlin,
no matter what tlie. Soviet does;'
Mr. Churchill warned the Wes
tern . Powers - against -. giving - up
Berlin,- and against the dictatoral-,
attitude of the 13 mtfn, ?' who ,
rule the Kremlin. 4 s, |
There has been a: , bombard-:
?ment of the old city ot Jerusalem.'
? ? : It. .is reported . that 300 Jews
were killed in Southern Pales- ,
?tine. . |
'The Berlin crisis is forclng the
?Allies. to war,'. it lsisaid. « |
Mr. Chifley suggested- that half ;
of Britain's -textile, industry be
transferred -to Australia' within
the next ten years. - - |
? A message says that ? 1, -5 00 000
workers, hi France ari to have a
natipn-wlde strike for more pay
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